There will be two hikes this Sunday, a longer/faster/higher one with Mike and a shorter/slower/lower one with Anders, with different start/end points, so please be ready to choose at the meeting point so we can organise transport. As with last week’s hike, the two groups may not meet up again after the hike, though some people may wish to go to the campsite restaurant up past Mon Jaem afterwards for a drink/food.

The hike start & end is quite agricultural, but the middle is forested.

Mike’s hike will be linear (out and back), about 17 kms long, taking in three peaks (perhaps 1,200m up/down in total), and needing perhaps 7 hours in total, including breaks. More or less the red route in the map below. Highest point 1,450m. Quite a tough one, especially if there’s no cloud cover/rain; for fitter hikers only.

Anders‘ hike will be a 12-km loop, up/down around 600m, taking 5-6 hours, depending on the group. A combination of the purple and grey routes in the middle of the map below. Highest point 1,286m. A moderate hike for regular Sunday hikers, but the last part will be HOT (if not raining).

Both hikes begin at a fairly high (cooler) altitude (about 900m) and are mostly on shady trails/old vehicle tracks but be ready for hot sun and, possibly, cold rain. A few leeches were found near the end of Anders’ hike on Wednesday.

Meeting point: In front of the 700p sports stadium complex, at the side of the canal road (H.121) at 07.15 am, so we can get an early start before the day gets too hot. We will then car share out of town, driving for about 50 minutes, past Mae Rim, Mae Sa Valley, Dtad Mork waterfall and Hmong Lodge to the village of Ban Mae Khi, “behind Mon Jong”. No groups please.

Please bring:

at least 2-3 litres of water/rehydration drink

energy snacks and lunch

strong footwear, sunhat, rainwear and anti-leech measures

100 baht for your driver if you are a passenger, and a change of shirt/clothes

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ABOUT CHIANG MAI HIKING

Hikes on this website are open to individuals, not big groups or for commercial uses.

There is no formal membership and no need to sign up for hikes in advance. If you want to join a hike, make sure you read the general guidance on this site and the specific hike details. Then if you still think the hike is for you, just turn up.

The hikes are shared experiences, not services. Every hiker remains responsible for his or her own safety, welfare and actions at all times.

The hikes nevertheless have a spirit of co-operation. Participants respect the leadership of the hike initator(s) and comradeship with everyone on the hike.

Some hikes involve car-sharing to the start point from the meeting point. This involves individual arrangements between drivers and passengers at the meeting point. It usually works fine, but places in cars cannot be absolutely guaranteed in advance.

You are encouraged to get involved in leading and/or creating hikes when you have some experience, or to help out in other ways.